Bill Shorten is wrong. The case for NDIS funding of sex workers
Opinion
Opinion

Bill Shorten is wrong. The case for NDIS funding of sex workers

Sex worker Rachel Wotton specialises in providing services to people with disability – and she’s furious that the NDIS minister has declared that they do not deserve her support.

  • byPeter FitzSimons

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Sex toys,taxidermy and Pauline Hanson:Inside Shorten’s rogue campaign

Sex toys,taxidermy and Pauline Hanson:Inside Shorten’s rogue campaign

The NDIS minister is using unusual tactics in a bid to save $1 billion – and they’re starting to catch the attention of his Cabinet colleagues.

  • byShane Wright
Luca is a teacher in a skills crisis,but his HIV means he’s not allowed to stay

Luca is a teacher in a skills crisis,but his HIV means he’s not allowed to stay

The Italian national has the skills the country needs,but he says he has been barred from permanent residency by a discriminatory policy.

  • byAngus Thompson
Delay in NDIS vote will cost $1 billion:Shorten

Delay in NDIS vote will cost $1 billion:Shorten

The Greens and Liberals joined forces in parliament on Monday to postpone the vote on the overhaul until at least August.

  • byDavid Crowe
The search to reveal why so many autistic girls go undiagnosed

The search to reveal why so many autistic girls go undiagnosed

New research is trying to uncover whether girls differ from boys in the early childhood signs of autism,leading to delayed or missed diagnoses in girls.

  • byJewel Topsfield
‘It’s borderline crazy’:The feat that leaves this coach in awe of his athlete wife
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‘It’s borderline crazy’:The feat that leaves this coach in awe of his athlete wife

They both lost limbs through tragic accidents – now,former gold-medal sprinter Scott Reardon coaches his fellow Paralympian wife,long-jumper Vanessa Low.

  • byJane Cadzow
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Shorten asks states to hand over lists of criminals getting NDIS money

Shorten asks states to hand over lists of criminals getting NDIS money

Australia’s national disability scheme is scrambling to get the names of sex predators,violent offenders and other serious criminals receiving financial support.

  • byChris Vedelago
Disabled teen’s family face deportation while criminals allowed to stay
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Immigration

Disabled teen’s family face deportation while criminals allowed to stay

Lily Lumintang,whose 13-year-old son has a disability,says a decision to deny her bid to remain in Australia is unfair.

  • byAngus Thompson
Pulitzer-winning play breaks down barriers with Australian debut

Pulitzer-winning play breaks down barriers with Australian debut

The 2016 drama Cost of Living – set to run in Brisbane and Sydney – stipulates that disabled actors should play two lead roles,marking a “tipping point” for diversity.

  • byNick Dent
Sixth government backflip in six months,this time on disability commissioner

Sixth government backflip in six months,this time on disability commissioner

The Allan government has quietly shelved a plan to axe the state’s disability commissioner on July 1,its sixth major policy walk-back in six months.

  • byBroede Carmody
Yes,an ‘ADHD tax’ is a real thing. I know because I pay it every day
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Healthcare

Yes,an ‘ADHD tax’ is a real thing. I know because I pay it every day

We work and strive to live normal lives. But our financial,workplace,education and legal systems are all designed for neurotypical people. And that comes at a price.

  • byCaroline Zielinski